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Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah is seen at the 15th session of the Islamic Summit Conference in Banjul. (SPA)

Saudi FM Reiterates Kingdom’s Demand for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah reiterated on Saturday the Kingdom’s demand for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza,…

Gulf Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on the sidelines of the 15th session of the Islamic Summit Conference in Banjul on Saturday. (SPA)

Saudi, Iranian FMs Discuss Gaza During Gambia Meeting

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks on Saturday with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on the…

World Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta, a Palestinian-British surgeon specializing in conflict medicine, speaks during an interview at the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP)

British-Palestinian Doctor Denied Entry to France for Senate Meeting about War in Gaza

A well-known British-Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals said he was denied entry to France on Saturday to speak at a French Senate meeting…

Arab World  A military bulldozer operates during an Israeli raid in Deir al-Ghusun, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, May 4, 2024. (Reuters)

Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians in Overnight Raid Near West Bank’s Tulkarm

Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinians in an overnight raid in a village near the city of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank, according to…

Hamas Negotiators Begin Gaza Truce Talks; CIA Chief Also Present in Cairo

Arab World A child stands inside a building, damaged in an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Hamas Negotiators Begin Gaza Truce Talks; CIA Chief Also Present in Cairo

Hamas negotiators began intensified talks on Saturday on a possible Gaza truce that would see a halt to the fighting and the return to Israel of some hostages,…

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Arab World A Palestinian child stands in front of a building destroyed by Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 3, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas movement. (AFP)

Israel Briefed US on Plan to Evacuate Palestinian Civilians Ahead of Potential Rafah Operation

Israel this week briefed Biden administration officials on a plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of a potential operation in the southern Gaza city of…

Arab World Palestinians line up for free food during the ongoing Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Jan. 9, 2024. (AP)

Senior UN Official Says Northern Gaza Is Now in ‘Full-Blown Famine’

A top UN official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine" after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe…

Saudi Arabia Hosts its First Opera, Zarqa Al Yamamah, in Riyadh

Culture The King Fahd Cultural Center witnessed the performance of Zarqa Al Yamamah opera, the first Saudi operatic work. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Hosts its First Opera, Zarqa Al Yamamah, in Riyadh

The King Fahd Cultural Center witnessed the performance of Zarqa Al Yamamah opera, the first Saudi operatic work with an international flavor, the Saudi Press…

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Culture Spanish bullfighter Juan Ortega fights the 528kg bull 'Vivaracho' bull during a bullfight in the Plaza Monumental of Aguascalientes, in Aguascalientes, Mexico, 28 April 2024.  EPA/Tadeo Alcina

Spain Abolishes National Bullfighting Award in Cultural Shift

Spain scrapped an annual bullfighting award on Friday, prompting a rebuke from conservatives over a backlash against a centuries-old tradition they see as an…

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Culture  A drone view shows a centuries-old sunken town that reemerged amid extreme heat in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, May 2, 2024. (Reuters)

Parched Philippine Dam Reveals Centuries-Old Town, Luring Tourists

Ruins of a centuries-old town have emerged at a dam parched by drought in northern Philippines, giving residents a rare spectacle and an extra source of income…

Culture  Looted artifacts returned by British and American museums are displayed to the public for the first time at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, Ghana, May 1, 2024. (Reuters)

Looted Gold, Royal Treasures Go on Show Back Home in Ghana

Gold neck discs, a sword, a royal chair and dozens of other treasures looted during British colonial rule went on show in Ghana this week for the first time…

Culture Senegalese tapestries adorn the walls of organizations the world over. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

Senegal Tapestry Production Finds New Lease of Life

After cutting away the loose woolen threads from his loom, 28-year-old Senegalese weaver Seydina Oumar Cisse turns the roll to watch the tapestry gradually…

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Real Madrid Wins its Record-extending 36th Spanish League

Sports Real Madrid supporters celebrate in Cibeles Square in Madrid after their team clinched the La Liga title, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Real Madrid Wins its Record-extending 36th Spanish League

Real Madrid put its Spanish rivals out of their misery by clinching the league title on Saturday with four games remaining, just in time to turn its full focus…

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Sports Iga Swiatek (R) of Poland poses with her trophy after winning the women's singles final match against Aryna Sabalenka (L) of Belarus at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, 04 May 2024.  EPA/CHEMA MOYA

Swiatek Saves 3 Match Points to Beat Sabalenka in Madrid Open Final

Iga Swiatek avenged her loss in last year's final to Aryna Sabalenka and won the Madrid Open on Saturday after a third-set tiebreaker. The top-ranked Swiatek…

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Sports Torino's Ivan Ilic (R) takes a shot on goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match Torino FC vs Bologna FC at the Olimpico Grande Torino Stadium in Turin, Italy, 03 May 2024. (EPA)

Bologna Draws at Torino and Misses Chance to Go Third in Italy

Bologna missed a chance to leapfrog Juventus and move into third place in Serie A after a lackluster 0-0 draw at Torino on Friday. A win would have taken…

Sports Luton Town's Welsh manager Rob Edwards applauds fans on the pitch after the English Premier League football match between Luton Town and Everton at Kenilworth Road in Luton, north of London on May 3, 2024. (AFP)

Luton Gains Valuable Point from Home Draw with Everton

Luton got a valuable point in its fight to avoid relegation after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with visiting Everton in the English Premier League on Friday. Will…

Sports  Tottenham's head coach Ange Postecoglou during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, Sunday, April 28, 2024. (AP)

Spurs Need Changes in Summer, Says Postecoglou

Tottenham Hotspur's squad needs a reset as the Premier League club looks to move into a "whole different direction", manager Ange Postecoglou said. Since…


Heatwave Hammers Thailand's Stinky but Lucrative Durian Farms

Varieties The heat causes the durian to ripen faster so it does not grow to its fullest -- and most valuable -- size. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

Heatwave Hammers Thailand's Stinky but Lucrative Durian Farms

Clambering hand-over-hand, sweat dripping into his eyes, a durian laborer expertly slices a cumbersome fruit from a tree before tossing it down to land with a…

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Varieties Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales lays a wreath during the Royal British Legion's Service of Remembrance at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Bayeux for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Normandy, northwestern France, June 6, 2019. (Reuters)

King Charles and UK Royals to Relinquish Dozens of Patronages

King Charles and other senior British royals are to relinquish patronages of almost 200 charities and organizations after a review of their association with…

Varieties The recreated head of Neanderthal woman ‘Shanidar Z’ (Jamie Simonds)

Face of Neanderthal Woman Buried in Iraq Cave Revealed

Archaeologists have reconstructed the human-like face of a Neanderthal woman who lived 75,000 years ago in a cave in northern Iraq where the extinct species…

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Varieties A Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 mission lunar probe, lifts off as it rains at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China's Hainan Province on May 3, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

China Launches First Probe to Collect Samples from Far Side of Moon

China launched a probe on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious program that aims to…

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Varieties (FILES) Tents of mountaineers are pictured at the Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district on May 3, 2021. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

Nepal Court Orders Limit on Everest Climbing Permits

Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed…

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